Minor in International Relations
Program Learning Outcomes
- To impart knowledge of basic concepts, theories, and methods in international relations.
- To develop in each student at least one area of special individual competence in international relations.
- To train students in research, analytical, and presentation/communication skills.
International Relations Minor - 19 units
A minimum of 6 upper-division units are required to complete the minor.
All coursework used to satisfy the requirements of the minor must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
Courses fulfilling the IR minor core requirement may not be taken on a CR/NC basis.
Required Courses (11 units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| I R 104 | Introduction to International Relations: Politics, Economics, Environment, and People | 3 |
| I R 208 | Fundamentals of International Relations Theories, Issues, and Perspectives | 4 |
| Select One: | 4 | |
| U.S. Foreign Policy | ||
| Introduction to International Political Economy | ||
Electives (8 units)
Upper-division elective courses offered under the I R prefix or that are cross-listed with International Relations.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| I R/BIOL 305 | Global Politics of Science, Technology, and Health | 4 |
| I R/C J 306 | Crisis in Central America: U.S. Policy and the Root Causes of Chaos | 4 |
| I R/GPS/PHIL 315 | Introduction to Global Peace Studies | 3 |
| I R/PLSI 321 | Development and Foreign Policy: Africa | 4 |
| I R/PLSI 322 | Policy Analysis: The Latin American Cases | 4 |
| I R 323 | The Persian Gulf in International Relations | 4 |
| I R 324 | Middle East and North Africa in International Relations | 4 |
| I R/PLSI 325 | Chinese Foreign Policy | 4 |
| I R/PLSI 327 | Europe: Forming a More Perfect Union | 4 |
| I R 330/IBUS 332 | World Law | 4 |
| I R/ENVS 331 | Global Environmental Crisis | 4 |
| I R/IBUS 334 | International Organizations: New World Order | 4 |
| I R 335 | Muslim Societies in Transnational Perspective | 4 |
| I R 336 | Politics of Globalization | 4 |
| I R 337/PLSI 432 | Introduction to the European Union | 4 |
| I R 341/C J 340 | Comparative Criminal Justice | 4 |
| I R/PLSI 342 | Modern Conflict: Cyber Warfare, Food Security, and Crises in the International System | 4 |
| I R/HIST 346 | Europe since 1914 | 3 |
| I R/C J 360 | Intelligence and Intelligence Agencies | 4 |
| I R 361/C J 461 | Terrorism and Covert Political Warfare | 4 |
| I R/PLSI/C J 362 | The Making of US Foreign Policy | 4 |
| I R/PLSI/HUM 372 | Critical Political Theory | 4 |
| I R/PLSI 404 | Politics of China | 4 |
| I R/PLSI 407 | Politics of Russia | 4 |
| I R/PLSI 409 | Russia and World Order | 4 |
| I R/PLSI 411 | East Asian Politics | 4 |
| I R/PLSI 412 | South Asian Politics | 4 |
| I R 413/CHIN 411/JOUR 411 | Media Chinese | 3 |
| I R/PLSI 416 | Ethnicity and Nationalism | 4 |
| I R/PLSI/SOC 424 | Social Movements | 4 |
| I R/GEOG 428 | International Political Economy of Food and Hunger | 4 |
| I R/JS/PLSI 430 | Israeli Democracy: Politics, Institutions, and Society | 3 |
| I R/PLSI/FIN 435 | Politics of Global Finance and Crisis | 4 |
| I R 436/PHIL 435 | Human Rights in Global Perspective | 3 |
| I R/GEOG 445 | Geopolitics and Globalization | 3 |
| I R/IBUS 446 | The Multinational Corporation in World Affairs | 4 |
| I R 450/LABR 550 | International Labor | 3 |
| I R/JOUR 452/BECA 451 | International Media Politics | 4 |
| I R/BECA 453 | Women and Media in International Relations | 4 |
| I R/PLSI 459 | Refugees in Global Perspective | 4 |
| I R 460/HIST 430 | Rising Powers | 4 |
| I R 530/JS 560 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | 3 |
| I R 540 | Rich and Poor Nations: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism | 4 |
| I R/PLSI 544 | Women in the World | 4 |
| I R 601 | Lectures on Contemporary Global Issues | 1 |
| I R/ECON 635 | Economics of Globalization | 3 |
| I R 640 | Field Study in International Relations | 1-5 |
| I R 685 | Teaching Observer Practicum in International Relations | 1-4 |
| I R 699 | Independent Study | 1-4 |